Burlington School District RE-6J extension of its 3.515-mill levy for heating, cooling and building upkeep

Who is asking

Burlington School District RE-6J

On the ballot in

• Kit Carson County ballot: 5D

The ballot question

WITHOUT CREATING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING ANY CURRENT TAX RATE, SHALL BURLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-6J TAXES BE INCREASED BY $0 ANNUALLY BY AUTHORIZING THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S MILL LEVY OVERRIDE TAX OF 3.515 MILLS ANNUALLY, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019, SO THAT SAID EXISTING TAX SHALL NOT TERMINATE IN THE 2026 TAX COLLECTION YEAR AS SCHEDULED BUT WILL SUNSET AS OF THE END OF TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2035, TO PROVIDE CONTINUING PROPERTY TAX REVENUES TO BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES: • COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM, AND, • COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPAIR AND UPKEEP TO EXTEND THE USEFUL LIFE OF FACILITIES, BY CONTINUING TO IMPOSE A PROPERTY TAX LEVY AT THE RATE SPECIFIED ABOVE ANNUALLY THROUGH 2035, THE PROCEEDS FROM WHICH SHALL CONTINUE TO BE DEPOSITED INTO AND EXPENDED FROM GENERAL FUND OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, SHALL CONTINUE TO BE INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER TAX LEVY WHETHER OR NOT APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, AND SHALL CONTINUE TO CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATION OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

Where the question's words come from

• Source document for the question text (kitcarsoncounty.colorado.gov)

What a vote does

A yes vote means

Continues the existing levy through collection year 2035 for the stated facilities expenses, with the revenue-limit exemption.

A no vote means

Lets this levy expire on its existing schedule in the 2026 tax collection year.

County ballots

• Kit Carson County

Key dates

• October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
• October 12: drop boxes open.
• October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
• From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
• November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.

• Find a drop box or vote center at GoVoteColorado.gov
• Colorado Secretary of State, September 23, 2026